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1. Bye-Bye, YouTube?

The news outlet Meduza has suggested that it is likely the Russian government will block YouTube in the near future.

Tags: internet, VKontakte, censorship, Yevgeny Prigozhin, YouTube
2. AI Will Watch You

Russian authorities plan to use artificial intelligence to scour the interwebs for undesirable political information.

Tags: censorship, internet, russian government, artificial intelligence
3. Censorship, Hack Attacks, and Mass Emigration

2022 was a year of new anti-records for internet freedom in Russia.

Tags: war in ukraine, government, censorship, internet
4. Game Over

The Russian government has asked the prosecutor's office to create a list of banned video games.

Tags: children, internet, computers, government, video game
5. Memes For Our Times

We explain ten recent memes that best capture the current sociopolitical mood across a large subset of Russian society.

Tags: internet, dissent, humor
6. Mobilization Lists Aren't on Telegram

A massive phishing attack on Telegram targeted Russian users with links to check mobilization lists.

Tags: internet, Telegram, war in ukraine, mobilization
7. Moleshine, Anyone?

A mole-infused moonshine drink has burrowed through the Russian internet.

Tags: alcohol, humor, pop culture, internet
8. Yandexit

Russia's homegrown tech giant is collapsing under pressure from state censorship and the war in Ukraine.

Tags: business, Internet, yandex
9. Mrs. Crimea Under Fire

A regional beauty pageant winner is under investigation by Russian police after singing a patriotic Ukrainian song (on the internet).

Tags: law, Internet, music, war in ukraine
10. Narrow or Russian?

A sappily patriotic pop song, "I'm Russian," gets a parody: "I'm Narrow."

Tags: music, meme, Internet

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